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Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 17, 1968
Number 6
Salem Recognizes Academic Merit McLeod Receives Award
In Concluding Assembly Of Year
Of Sights and Insights
The Closing Awards Assembly
^ Hane^ May 17, climaxed the
i967-68 academic year at Salem,
jlonors were presented to stu
dents and faculty members in
f cognition of outstanding achieve-
ent and distinguished service.
Academic Dean Ivy M. Hixson
inounced the largest group of
■ awards, the President’s Prizes.
President’s Prizes were estab
lished in 1958 by the General Alum-
■ae Association in honor of Dr.
Bale H. Gramley. The purpose
df the prizes is to encourage high
academic achievement. Students
who receive these awards must
have met certain academic stand
ards in regard to their overall
Jollege average as well as their
average in the special area of the
dward.
I Fourteen departmental awards
re possible since awards are made
1 those subjects in which a major
Ts offered. Each award is deter-
t
rosh Parents
isit Campus
The spring showers didn’t seem
to put a damper on the spirit of the
Freshman Class on Parents’ Day.
Both parents and freshman enjoyed
the activities during the day, but
the skit proved to be the most pop-
iilar attraction.
„ Christopher Robin, played by
ftnne Cargill, told Winnie the Pooh,
played by Celia Chapman, why he
rio longer needed Pooh : Salem now
provided new friends and experi
ences. Their dialogue was com
bined with dance and song routines
Jf freshmen dressed up as cows,
Ifangeroos, pigs, lady bugs, bats, and
rabbits.
'Two of the highlights of the pro
gram were, Linda Brown with her
pig nose on her forehead and
Weezie Vincent bellowing, “Hello
Miss Simpson!”
'The Freshman Class worked hard
cm Parents’ Day. Their efforts
paid off in a pleasant event for all
concerned.
mined by the department concern
ed, and an award is made only if
there is a well-qualified candidate.
For the current year, fourteen
awards were announced as follows;
Art—Nancy Coble
Greensboro
Biology—Marsha Dietz
Annapolis, Maryland
Chemistry—Judith Pifer
Durham
Classical Languages—B a r b a r a
Homey — Greensboro
English—Carolyn Rich
Greensboro
French—Mrs. Beth Dixson Bald
win — Winston-Salem
History—Betty Hill Pitts
Morganton
Home Economics—Jannet Bowers
Jackson
Mathematics — T rudi Schweizer
Greensboro
Music—Carolyn Billings
North Wilkesboro
Psychology—Frances Temple
Kinston
Religion—Jane Bostian
Granite Quarry
Sociology—Mrs. Pat Squires Jett
Greensboro
Spanish—Susan Stratton
Cocoa, Florida
In addition to awards represent
ing majors, a President’s Prize in
Freshman English was awarded to
Juniors Burn
Symbolic Hats
By Sandy Gills
One of Salem’s special traditions
will take place Thursday, May 16,
at 6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to witness the annual junior hat
burning on the hockey field.
Traditionally, the juniors have
hats made by roommates or friends
and decorated with remembrances
of all the silly things they have
done while at Salem. The juniors
then burn their hats as symbols of
their past frivolity before becoming
seniors. The seniors will burn blue
books to represent the end of their
academic careers at Salenx
Campus To Host Summer
* Program For Students
■ Salem’s campus will be the scene
for the Governor’s School of North
Carolina from June 15 to August 3.
Mhe school is a summer program for
»)) selected juniors and seniors from
North Carolina secondary schools
Sind offers courses in the perform
ing arts as well as in the academics.
Those students attending the
Khool are selected on the basis of
outstanding academic achievement
or artistic ability. They are first
4:commended by teachers from
their high schools and are finally
?hosen by members of the State
Board of Education.
Dr. H. Michael Lewis, head of
Salem’s language department, is the
Co-ordinator of the Governor’s
School curriculum. According to
Dr. Lewis, “We try to open doors
on to the future for these pupils
who will be the future leaders in
the state and in the nation. That
Keans that we try to give them
tin insight into the latest theories
of knowledge in their fields. In
fddition, we try to give them fun
damental insights as to the nature
of the twentieth century revolution
Susan Greene of Ocala, Florida.
Sandra Gills of Indian Rocks
Beach, Florida, won the President’s
Prize for the best term paper by a
sophomore.
At the close of the academic
year a President’s Prize of $100
will be awarded to the freshman
with the highest academic average
provided she returns to Salem the
following year. There will also be
a $100 prize for the returning
junior with the highest academic
average. This announcement will
be made at Commencement ex
ercises June 2.
Two H.A. Phohl Awards are
presented annually to a student
and a faculty member. The $100
student award is given to a senior
who exemplifies strong campus
citizenship, Christian character,
loyalty, and effective service to the
college. This year’s student award
went to Kathie Carpenter of St.
Petersburg, Florida.
James M. Jordan, Assistant Pro
fessor of English was the recipient
of the Phohl Award for the faculty
member who has demonstrated
sound service, loyalty, Christian
influence, and effective teaching.
Katherine B. Rondthaler Awards
in creative work were announced by
Mrs. J. Patrick Kelly, HI, repre
senting the Alumnae Association.
In creative writing, Susan Leake
placed first with her poem “Beyond
the Bank.” Jane Cross won First
Honorable Mention for her poem
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Choice ’68
Results Arrive
Choice ’68 results are finally
in! Many thanks to everyone
who worked and voted for making
this primary a success on this cam
pus. First, the national results:
Out of the 1,072,830 votes cast
on over 1200 campuses. Sen, Eu
gene McCarthy was the first choice
of almost 286,000. Robert Kennedy
followed with almost 213,000, and
Richard Nixon had a little over
that is occurring in all realms of
knowledge so they will be informal
leaders in the changes occurring so
rapidly.”
From the students’ point of view.
North Carolina’s Governor’s School
has served two purposes in the past.
To begin with, the experience of
living and working with 400 students
of the same caliber is very humb
ling. A student is quick to realize
the stiff competition that exists.
Secondly, attending the school has
proved most stimulating and re
warding because the young people
are able to be and talk with those
who have many of the same intel
lectual interests. The atmosphere
created is very conducive to broad
ening one’s knowledge.
The information gathered about
the pupils chosen for the Governor’s
School program forms the basis for
application of methods to unprove
education for other students
throughout the state. Thus, data
collected from the school helps con
tribute to the understanding of
human development.
197,000 votes. Next in order were
Nelson Rockefeller “with almost
116.000, and Lyndon Johnson with
over 57,000. Hubert Humphrey re
ceived 60% of the write-in vote
or almost 18,500 votes. George
Wallace received 33JXX); Rotiald
Reagan, 28,000; and John Lindsay,
22.000.
McCarthy scored big in the East
but Kennedy led the Democrats
in the South. Of 11,000 foreign
students, 36% voted for Kennedy
and 28% for McCarthy. In the
South, however, Richard Nixon
out-polled both Kennedy and Mc
Carthy.
Within Democratic ranks, the
greatest support was for Kennedy,
but McCarthy was popular among
Republicans and Independents.
Nelson Rockefeller found consi
derable support outside his party.
He also received the most combined
second and third place votes. Mc
Carthy received the greatest num
ber of second place votes and was
second in the combined second and
Donald E. McLeod was selected by the Sights and Insights staff
to receive the dedications of the 1968 yearbook.
By Sterling Winstead
“He is the father of five—friend
of many. As a teacher, he’s one
of the best.”
To Salem, and especially to the
Senior Class, this could only mean
Donald E. McLeod, to whom the
1968 Sights and Insights is dedic
ated.
Mr. McLeod has taught at the
Governor’s School for the past
.several summers. This- summer
he will be taking courses at Cha
pel Hill. As of yet he has no place
to stay. This doesn’t really bother
him though. If he and his family
managed to live in a tent before
they found a more substancial place
to live in Winston-Salem, he ca/i
certainly do it again at Chapel Hill.
When asked how he would study
with no electricity he said, “I’ll use
a kerosene lamp to study—Abe Lin
coln did it I”
Having previously taught at Bre
vard, Mr. McLeod keeps up with
many of his former students. Some
one once said, “In the classroom
McLeod is king; in the field he’s
God.” Any students who have gone
on camping trips with Mr. McLeod
will vouch for him.
The tall, ruddy-complexioned bio
logist got up at 5:30 a.m. to take
his wife bird watching on the ecolo
gy camping trip to the Smokey
Mountains. Mr. McLeod also en
joys the privilege of growing a
beard on these camping trips.
Mr. McLeod is Assistant Pro
fessor of Biology at Salem. If
you can’t find him in his long, white
lab coat in the science building, he
will most likely be found on the
tennis courts. By the way, he’s a
match for anyone!
For those interested in the sel
ection of a candidate for the de
dication, the procedure is really
very democratic. The Senior Class
nominated three people who they
felt were most helpful and meant
the most to their class on its pro
gression upward. The Sights and
Insights staff then selects the can
didate most popular with the sen
iors.
Thanks should go to Steve Nol-
gren, who as a biology teacher and
camera “bug,” was able to take all
the candid pictures of Mr. McLeod
without raising suspicion.
Mr. McLeod means many differ
ent things to different people. But
if I asked a senior ten years from
now what stands out in her mind
most about Mr. McLeod it would
probably be—“Cowboy hat and
boots on Founder’s Day. He and
son Scottie—a help to the Class of
’68.”
Speakers Set
For Graduation
ANNOUNCEMENT
third place votes.
The students voted in favor of
phased reduction of U. S. military
activity in Vietnam, temporary
suspension of the bombing, and
education as the area that should
receive the highest priority in
(Contiiuied on P«go 4)
The State of North Carolina is
going all out to help find jobs for
high school and college students for
the summer of 1968. This is being
done in cooperation with the local
Employment Security Commission.
Application cards are available at
the Comptroller’s Office. Some of
the fields of interest include: car
pentry, welding, fork lift loading,
food service, dishwasher, soda foun
tain attendant, typing, bookkeeping,
service station work, playground
work, and bricklaying.
A most important day for the
Class of 1968 is Sunday, June 2.
Dr. W. Rahdell Lolly, Pastor of
First Baptist Church here in Win
ston-Salem, will deliver the Bac-
culaureate sermon, scheduled for 11
a.m. in Home Moravian Church.
The speaker for the Commence
ment Exercises Sunday afternoon
is Judge J. Braxton Craven, Jr.,
Judge of the United States Court
of Appeals, Fourth Judicial Cir
cuit.
Dr. Lolly received his A. B. de
gree from Stanford University,
his B. D. and Th.M. degrees from
Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, and his Th.D. from
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary. He has been Pastor of
First Baptist Church here since
1962.
Judge Craven received his A.B.
degree from Duke University and
his LL.B. from Harvard. He was
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